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Words beginning with A

The letter A

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ascetic

/əˈsɛtɪk/

Of or relating to ascetics.

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ASCII

/ˈæski/

Alternative letter-case form of ASCII.

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ascites

/əˈsaɪtiːz/Accent not specified by source

An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.

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asclepius

/əˈskliːpi.əs/Accent not specified by source

A Greek mythological deity, the god of doctors, medicine and healing; a son of Apollo and the Thessalian princess Coronis, husband t…

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ascorbic

/əˈskɔɹbɪk/

Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.

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ASEAN

/əˈziən/

Acronym of Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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asenath

/ˈæsɪnæθ/Accent not specified by source

An Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph, son of Jacob, to be his wife, and who bore him two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

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ASER

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ashamed

/əˈʃeɪmd/

Feeling shame or guilt.

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ashanti

/əˈʃɑːntiː/Accent not specified by source

A member of a nation and ethnic group of Akan origin, found mainly in Ghana and Ivory Coast.

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Ashdodites

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asher

/ˈæʃɚ/

A member of the alt.suicide.holiday newsgroup, which deals with the topics of suicide and depression.

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asherah

/ˈæʃəɹə/Accent not specified by source

A mother goddess in ancient Semitic religion, consort of the supreme god El.

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asheville

/ˈæʃˌvɪl/

A city, the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.

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ashgabat

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The capital and largest city of Turkmenistan.

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ashish

/əˈʃiʃ/

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

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ashkenazi

/ˌɑːʃkɪˈnɑːzi/

Of or relating to Jews of German origin, and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Yiddish, and th…

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Ashlee Simpson

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Ashleigh Barty

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Ashley Graham

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Ashley Tisdale

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Ashnikko

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Ashpenaz

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Ashraf Ghani

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ashtaroth

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Alternative form of Astaroth.

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Ashton Kutcher

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ashura

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A holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, an optional fasting day for Sunni Muslim and a commemoration day of the martyrdom of…

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ashurbanipal

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king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)

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ashutosh

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A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

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ashwagandha

/ˌʌʃwəˈɡʌndə/Accent not specified by source

Withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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